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Re: Ask HN: Are you unable to find employment?

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Post by unitol »

kragen wrote: post #449
throwaway284534 wrote: post #342

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If it’s any consolation, I haven’t gotten any favors as a trans woman, even with “passing privilege.” Both myself and the cis women in tech I know all hear the same thing: companies are tipping the scales to favor diversity hires. But in truth it seems to be a marketing tactic rather than a hiring strategy. It’s quite bizarre at all levels — I often receive invitations from recruiters to apply to “women led startups”…

> The more passable I became, the less experienced I was perceived by my peers. And worse, what was once thought of as confident display of technical ability is now seen as a lack of demure. This is very valuable information, thank you. Most of us only ever have the chance to experience the situation from the vantage point of one gender. Are you in the US, or what?

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Re: Ask HN: Are you unable to find employment?

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Post by [deleted] »

namaria wrote: post #454
w4ffl35 wrote: post #374

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Its quite strange. I'm being piled on for saying that I support American workers over immigrants (which is literally Trump's position) and I am accused of being bitter. I'm actually doing great considering. Would love to have a job, but if society won't allow me, then I'll simply use the system and continue building video games, not my fault. Blame Elon etc.

> society won't allow me > not my fault These are bitter remarks and giant red flags personality wise. Take responsibility for your own life.

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Re: Ask HN: Are you unable to find employment?

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Post by w4ffl35 »

vbi8iBEX wrote: post #409
stickfigure wrote: post #402

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can take this any way you like, but I'm genuinely trying to offer constructive criticism. Whether you mean to or not, you come across as bitter and angry. ...also a little socially awkward? Why use my last name in this forum? Not that it bothers me; I deliberately maintain a public profile. But the convention here is to use each other's usernames, and you had to click through at least a couple links to see my nam…

You have your full name linked in your profile. Look Jeff, you've offered up backhanded advice twice now in this thread. I'll offer up my honest feedback to you: you come across as rude and obtuse. We are having a discussion in this post about H1B, job shortages etc. Nothing I've said in any of these posts or comments is bitter or angry. You're free to read my words however you wish, but you might want to take a step…

I had a free minute to look over my posts. They aren't bitter. If someone reads these posts as bitter or sees red flags that prevents them from hiring me, that is a petty employer with poor reading comprehension who is too involved in my personal life and I wouldn't want to work for them regardless. Furthermore, I haven't offered up enough information about my situation or experiences to make a real judgement about my personality. Anyone who hires or fires or makes other judgment calls in such a rash manner would make a terrible coworker, employer and business owner. Again - not someone I have any interest in spending time with. I need no education on the hiring process or sly backhanded tips that are meant to degrade and belittle me. I have no time for such people or their empty words, and I won't be baited into a ridiculous argument. If you would like to stay on topic and post information about your recent experiences in the job market, by all means, do so. I didn't make this post seeking advice or help. I'm looking for information for research purposes.

Offering one's advice when another hasn't requested it is condescending, especially when one knows absolutely nothing about the other person.

If you wish to imagine me as a bitter person sitting around cursing immigrants for my woes, so be it. You'll be wrong and dumber for it, but I'm not going to waste my time trying to convince some idiot otherwise.

I have nothing to hide. I shared this whole post on LinkedIn. I don't care if a potential employer reads it.

Just to reiterate: they don't like it? I don't care. I like working with people who aren't petty and obtuse. Having no job is better than walking on eggshells and being strong armed out of a political opinion by trolls like Jeff under the guise of "creative criticism".

Re: Ask HN: Are you unable to find employment?

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Post by bruce511 »

wakawaka28 wrote: post #439
bruce511 wrote: post #425

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Yes all politicians lie. But Trump doesn't lie like that, he lies about everything all the time. He lies about things that are obviously untrue, right there in front of you. He's not a "liar" in the way most people are. He's a liar in the sense that you are in on the lie, that you understand the lie is a lie. This is not "some of the act" - its his whole shtick. Yes, I think most of what he does will be very bad for…

>But Trump doesn't lie like that, he lies about everything all the time. He lies about things that are obviously untrue, right there in front of you. Again you describe what most politicians do. Trump's lying is not quantitatively nor qualitatively more severe than any other politician at that level, certainly not more than Biden or Kamala. >He's not a "liar" in the way most people are. He's a liar in the sense that…

>> Again you describe what most politicians do. Trump's lying is not quantitatively nor qualitatively more severe than any other politician at that level, certainly not more than Biden or Kamala.

I'd argue that it is much worse - but each to his own bubble.

>> Need I remind you that Biden pardoned his son for a huge period of time and undisclosed crimes which he himself might be an accomplice?

ahh yes, the mythical Biden crime family... Any minute now there's be some evidence of literally anything - anything at all... No wait, before we get to evidence we'll at least have an idea of what crime he's supposed to have committed? (The drug and gun charges are fair enough - but they're very much related to Hunter - not to Joe.)

>> They are not down for more taxes, reduced benefits, or any such thing.

That's a pity then. 'Cause that's what's coming. That's obvious to anyone who's paid the slightest attention to the Republican agenda for this term. I _assumed_ that voters understood that's what they were voting for - whereas you're correcting me to explain that they were simply duped. (I'm not in the US, so it's hard to see that from here, so thank's for the correction...)

>> I don't know how many people think our Western lifestyles are sustainable. >> ... >> People want to believe there is a way, and they're not ready to give up their way of life yet just because some politician says [it's not possible].

So they cast a vote based on wishful thinking? Ironically I think the current lifestyle is sustainable in the long term, with only minor lifestyle changes. But it would seem then that your voters would prefer to simply pretend the problems don't exist? That they can magically go back to 50 years ago?

I must say, it sounds like you have less faith in the US voter than I do...

>> it explicitly denied that any benefits would be cut or taxes increased (except for the tariffs).

I mean sure, if you call it a "tariff" not a "tax" then maybe it sounds better. But they're the same thing no? Given that it was such a focal point of the platform I'm pretty sure Republican voters understand that.

On the benefits front - a target cut of $2 trillion was made very clear. Looking at govt spending how exactly can that number be reached _without_ cutting benefits?

I guess the next 4 years will play out, and either it'll be better or worse. My money is on worse (just based on the economic impact of the policies already announced) but I don't have a crystal ball, so I guess anything is possible...

Re: Ask HN: Are you unable to find employment?

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Post by vbi8iBEX »

stouset wrote: post #260

> most of them claim to be white males There’s really no need to call this out repeatedly as if something sinister is happening. Despite ongoing efforts, the overwhelming majority of tech workers are… white males. So yes, the largest number of voices complaining about joblessness are unsurprisingly going to be white males.

Asking about "white males" because I'm seeing claims that white males are being disproportionately affected. I haven't made the claim myself. I'm a white male so my experiences are based on that demographic.are the majority of tech workers white males? Can you show me stats on this? Is there a site I can view thst shows demographic data?

Re: Ask HN: Are you unable to find employment?

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Post by w4ffl35 »

Epa095 wrote: post #279
irvingprime wrote: post #209

The longest period of unemployment I've ever experienced ended about 6 months ago. I was unemployed for 11 months. The company that finally hired me was intentionally targeting people with lots of experience. I have that. They also pay less than I used to make but I took it because I needed a job. Previous to that period of unemployment, my resume tended to get noticed. I got interviews from 3 applications out of 5.…

Why do you think the white male part is relevant? This is meant as an honest question. I know DEI is a thing, but it kind of already seems a bit out of fashion, and do we have any reason to believe that the labour market is easier for a Muslim woman? Idk, for me occams razor tells me that the labour market is just a bit shit for all genders and races at the moment..

It would be nice if people who are white males (and frankly everyone else) could include their demographic without someone complaining tha they had done so. That's one of the things I was hoping to gather with this post in the first place as I am doing research on this topic.

Re: Ask HN: Are you unable to find employment?

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Post by Sammi »

radiator wrote: post #228
nicbou wrote: post #3

I’m self-employed so I don’t have personal experience, but all around me (in Berlin) people are struggling to find work. I have more unemployed friends than ever and they stay unemployed for longer than ever. Others are afraid to risk their job in any way. Employers got bolder in their demands and English-speaking workers are fighting for scraps. The UX industry is absolutely cutthroat right now. I work in immigratio…

Germany always was an importer of energy, and a couple of years ago it decided to replace energy imports from Russia with imports from other countries. Many had warned that this would hurt the country's economy. Even those who were, and still are, in charge acknowledged the fact. But they prefer it this way.

Germans have committed economic suicide by relying on russian natural gas and closing their nuclear power plants. Germany is an example of how expensive electricity kills an economy.

Re: Ask HN: Are you unable to find employment?

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Post by binary132 »

maeil wrote: post #444
EliBullockPapa wrote: post #266

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What do you mean? Only way I can think of is social media advertising revenue going to big tech instead of local media. But a net negative effect on non-US economies seems hard to believe.

Every euro/yen/.. spent by German/Japanese/.. residents on US tech is one that goes to big tech. Every minute spent consuming US tech (Meta et al) is one spent not consuming something that benefits local society. Enormous net negative, and I'm lucky enough to be part of the poster child society that shows just how much better the alternative is: South Korea. And even here people still use lots of US tech (Instagram i…

I am not aware of the South Korean software ecosystem, can you share a bit more info or point us to some? It sounds cool, I’m very interested in localized economies and software.

Re: Ask HN: Are you unable to find employment?

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Post by w4ffl35 »

namaria wrote: post #454
w4ffl35 wrote: post #374

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Its quite strange. I'm being piled on for saying that I support American workers over immigrants (which is literally Trump's position) and I am accused of being bitter. I'm actually doing great considering. Would love to have a job, but if society won't allow me, then I'll simply use the system and continue building video games, not my fault. Blame Elon etc.

> society won't allow me > not my fault These are bitter remarks and giant red flags personality wise. Take responsibility for your own life.

Don't care. Didn't ask.

Re: Ask HN: Are you unable to find employment?

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Post by tga »

stickfigure wrote: post #402
w4ffl35 wrote: post #374

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Its quite strange. I'm being piled on for saying that I support American workers over immigrants (which is literally Trump's position) and I am accused of being bitter. I'm actually doing great considering. Would love to have a job, but if society won't allow me, then I'll simply use the system and continue building video games, not my fault. Blame Elon etc.

You can take this any way you like, but I'm genuinely trying to offer constructive criticism. Whether you mean to or not, you come across as bitter and angry. ...also a little socially awkward? Why use my last name in this forum? Not that it bothers me; I deliberately maintain a public profile. But the convention here is to use each other's usernames, and you had to click through at least a couple links to see my nam…

You're spot on. Thanks for drawing this out and making it clear that, no matter what might be going on in the industry, the original poster's issue obtaining (and probably keeping) a job is about their contrarian attitude and lack of social skills.
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